CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Austin Davis threw three touchdown passes and Southern Mississippi held on for a 30-24 victory against Virginia on Saturday.
Davis' biggest completion came with less than 3 minutes to play - a swing pass that Tracy Lampley took 41 yards down the left sideline to convert a third-and-23 from the Golden Eagles' 41 yard-line.
Virginia (2-2) had closed to within a field goal on David Watford's 1-yard TD pass to Jeremiah Mathis and his 2-point conversion pass to Kris Burd with 5:18 left, but Lampley's huge catch-and-run led to a 27-yard Danny Hrapmann field goal with 1:31 left.
Southern Miss (3-1) beat the Cavaliers for the second straight time and beat a BCS-level school on the road for the first time in five tries.
Playing from behind most of the game, the Cavaliers seemed poised to make a dramatic rally when Watford drove them 76 yards for the score with 5:18 to play. But Davis made the key plays, hitting Kelvin Bolden for 13 yards from his 41, and Lampley for the big gainer from the same spot after a personal foul negated a big gain and moved the ball back.
After the Golden Eagles settled for their final field goal, Watford scrambled 15 yards for one Virginia first down, but he missed on third- and fourth-down passes to end it.
Davis finished 27 for 41 for 313 yards with no interceptions. He threw touchdown passes of 32 and 3 yards to Bolden and a 20-yarder to Ryan Balentine.
Boston College 45, UMass 17: Chase Rettig threw for three touchdowns and Boston College's linebackers returned two fumbles for scores to lead the Eagles to their first win of the season.
Kevin Pierre-Louis returned a fumble 96 yards for a TD and Nick Clancy had one of 20.
Jesse Julmiste had a 100-yard kickoff return for a Minutemen score, and Jonathan Hernandez carried 22 times for 80 yards and a TD.
Kansas State 28, Miami 24: Kansas State stopped Miami quarterback Jacory Harris' fourth-down run at the goal line with 49 seconds left, capping a brilliant late stand that sealed the Wildcats' win.
Harris threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns for Miami (1-2), which got 106 yards and a touchdown from Lamar Miller.
Temple 38, Maryland 7: Bernard Pierce set a school record with five rushing touchdowns, and Temple built a 31-point halftime lead in a stunning rout of Maryland.
Temple led 21-0 with just over 11 minutes elapsed, boosted the margin to 31-0 at halftime and played conservatively to the finish.
Virginia Tech 30, Marshall 10: David Wilson rushed for 132 yards, Josh Oglesby scored two touchdowns and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Marshall. Virginia Tech displayed some big-play ability and kept the turnover-prone Thundering Herd (1-3) in their own end for much of the game.
